Networking

How To Set Up an NFS Server Using Block Storage — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Set Up an NFS Server Using Block Storage

NFS, or Network File System, is a distributed file system protocol that allows you to mount remote directories on your server. *Block storage* is a generic term used to describe network-based storage volumes that are usually offered by hosting providers. Block storage usually does not provide its own API for direct access. Instead, it needs to be mounted to an existing server and shared from that server. Running an NFS server on an attached droplet is a good solution to expose block storage.

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How To Use Fleet and Fleetctl to Manage your CoreOS Cluster — step-by-step DevOps tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Use Fleet and Fleetctl to Manage your CoreOS Cluster

The fleet daemon and the fleetctl utility program are essential for managing your CoreOS cluster. A cluster-wide interface to individual systemd instances, this system allows you to manage services throughout your clustered environment. In this guide, we’ll get familiar with these components.

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Uma Introdução ao Kubernetes — step-by-step Docker tutorial on Progressive Robot

Uma Introdução ao Kubernetes

Kubernetes é um poderoso sistema open-souce, inicialmente desenvolvido pelo Google, para o gerenciamento de aplicações em container em um ambiente clusterizado. Ele visa fornecer melhores maneiras de gerenciar componentes e serviços relacionados e distribuídos em diversas…

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What is a Socket? — step-by-step DevOps tutorial on Progressive Robot

What is a Socket?

Sockets are a way to enable inter-process communication between programs running on a computer, or between programs running on separate computers. Programs that communicate via network sockets typically rely on using the Internet Protocol (IP) to send and receive data.

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An Introduction to Networking Terminology, Interfaces, and Protocols — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

An Introduction to Networking Terminology, Interfaces, and Protocols

A basic understanding of networking is important for anyone managing a server. Not only is it essential for getting your services online and running smoothly, it also gives you the insight to diagnose problems. This document will provide a basic overview of some common networking concepts. We will discuss basic terminology, common protocols, and the responsibilities and characteristics of the different layers of networking.

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How To Configure BIND as a Private Network DNS Server on Ubuntu 14.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Configure BIND as a Private Network DNS Server on Ubuntu 14.04

In this tutorial, we will go over how to set up an internal DNS server, using the BIND name server software (BIND9) on Ubuntu 14.04, that can be used by your Virtual Private Servers (VPS) to resolve private host names and private IP addresses. This provides a central way to manage your internal hostnames and private IP addresses, which is indispensable when your environment expands to more than a few hosts.

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How To Configure WebDAV Access with Apache on Ubuntu 12.04 — step-by-step Linux tutorial on Progressive Robot

How To Configure WebDAV Access with Apache on Ubuntu 12.04

WebDAV is a technology that allows you to share access and modify content directly through the regular HTTP protocol. This allows you easy file sharing capabilities built into your web server and the ability to collaboratively build a website. This guide will cover how to configure WebDAV on Ubuntu with the Apache web server.

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